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eat at Codmother https://www.codmother.com/ (Seriously guys, if you are doing stoopid tourist stuff in San Francisco and like fish and chips, this place is GOOD. I have a friend that lives there and he avoids the tourist traps like they have the plague, but he brings visitors to The Codmother because it is so darn good.)

It is, but for 1999-2000. Shouldn't be on a 2002, they didn't have EGR in Camaros in 2002 so delete at will. Another example of model companies not being 100% accurate. There is a bracket there as well, so trim it back to the cylinder head.

Mouth inspection of a giraffe requires a very tall stepladder

Wild tree cow nests would be a bad place to park your convertible under.

Day after day, I agree with Tim's sentiments, I don't want to walk outside and find a cow stuck in a tree.

Most service manuals have body dimensions (frame dimensions, door openings, etc) for collision repair, but those kind of illustrations will most likely be hard to find free online for 1950s cars.

of Pyro and Palmer

High 70s, partly cloudy. Spent some no-shirt time (sorry for the visual) preparing an above ground box area that will have some cherry tomatoes and jalapenos (hopefully). Herbs will go into a different place when I get thyme (pun intended).

Looks great! Just an FYI: Ford toploaders had a cast iron case with an aluminum bellhousing and (generally) an aluminum tailshaft housing. I like the "day 2" (day 1.5?) tires 🙂

Just an FYI: A wet cell battery mounted inside the car or in the trunk should have caps that vent to the outside of the car. These are the caps that would have been on the original battery. You can probably find the original holes where the tubes vented.

When they die, if my S.I.L.'s experience is any evidence. Her Rott's favorite chew toys were the inside windowsills. It lasted until she passed.

I remember Mr. Terrific, but who remembers It's About Time? Dumb redo of Gilligan's Island with astronauts that went back in time. Even used the "lagoon" from G.I.

I can't speak to the MOPAR questions exactly, but I have been around a lot of San Jose Mustangs in my life and owned a few in the past. When representing overspray, you must remember that the overspray was from painting the body from the side. Whatever the painter thought was enough paint on the lower quarters and the rockers translated into how much overspray there was on the floor pan. And again remember that this paint came in from the side when you paint your models that way. The very nicest Mustang I owned was blue in the rear fenderwells (over the sound deadening, opposite of MOPARS), heavy finish on the outward facing surfaces of the rear rails, and some overspray on the outer floor pan where the front seats attached, which hang lower than on these MOPARS. Basically zero overspray on the inside of the rockers or anything not in the line of fire from the outside of the car.

but still farting

Yes, my research came up with the same conclusion.

What is this "Ordered" thing that you speak of? Where I live, the dealers (pretty much all brands) look at you like you suddenly grew a second head if you don't want to buy one of the 35 identically equipped silver units they have on the lot. And I am talking about managers and dedicated internet folks, not the hired yesterday lot lizard who was "up" when I hit the parking lot. I did have a Subaru internet manager tell me that he could get me what I wanted in about 6 weeks. I really liked him and the dealership has a great reputation. I was about to pull the trigger when I found exactly what I wanted 150 miles away. I even got a $250 discount over what everyone else was quoting back of invoice because my ZIP code was far enough out of the area to qualify as a "conquest" sale or some such nonsense. More than paid for AMTRAK, a cab, and fuel for the return trip. Plus, the smile on my face climbing the Altamont Pass in a Turbo car = priceless. We got our 2018 Focus from the most local dealer because he was willing to dealer trade from about 300 miles away.

Those look "in scale" to me Greg. I like to think that I have many talents, but "eyeballing" is not one of them, at least in the kitchen. I NEED to use a cookie scoop and a meatballer or the cookies and meatballs come out uneven sizes. Ditto on burger patties, I need to weigh the chunks of meat to make the patties similar size. Because of this, I trust my eyes in modeling, but verify with a caliper before using wire for hoses/cables. My worst nightmare was heater hoses on a car that I am familiar enough with to know that it used one 1/2 inch heater hose and one 3/4 inch heater hose.

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"Norm" is what we call our giant stuffed pig, his official name is E. Nourmous Pig.

"Blank" ammunition isn't all fun and games, just ask Jon-Erik Hexum. (Oh wait, you can't...)

When you decide to fix it, you will need to find a trained watchmaker, and they are getting very hard to find. "Jewelers" typically can only replace batteries. I live in California in a metro area of about 2.3MM people, and I don't think we have one anymore. I used to use a guy downtown, but I think he retired. He used to close for a year at a time (haha, joke) to travel to Switzerland for training and certification. If you dropped anything off with him, it would be months before you got it back, but it would be perfect. I have an art-deco Gruen that my mom gave my dad for his birthday in 1952 (it's engraved). He wore it when they got married about a month later, and I wore it when I got married in 2008. It pretty much was always broken, and it even grew mold inside when Dad was in South Texas in the Air Force. It spent most of its time in a drawer not running. If my parents decided to get if fixed, it never ran very long and it went back in the drawer for another 10 years. I also have a 1967 Omega Seamaster "pie pan" that somehow wound up with my step-father in law. He bought watches at estate sales, and we believe that is where he got it. I cleaned it up and it worked and kept decent time. The crystal was scratched, but that was about it. It seems kind of rare due to having a gold back. Most you see nowadays have stainless steel backs. Long story short, Michael got the Gruen working for me after Dad passed in 2003 and it still works great today if I choose to wind/wear it. I mostly wear it on his birth anniversary and that will soon be 73 years ago that he received the watch. Michael also worked his magic on the Omega. He sourced a N.O.S. crystal with the trident, and generally cleaned it up and lubed it with modern products. The bumper wind mechanism was worn, so he added jewels (jewels act as bearings in watches) and kept it for several weeks to make sure it was keeping good(ish) time. Watchmakers add or subtract miniscule amount of weight to make the watch run faster or slower. That said, just put that watch in a drawer and keep looking for a chain. At some point in your life you will have the desire and money to make it run even though the watch isn't worth what you will spend. My dad had his grandfather's Hamilton pocket watch which usually didn't run either. I really didn't want it, and I don't have kids, so I gave it to a male cousin that has a son. I hope someone fixed it and is keeping it in the family. Again, not worth anything other than sentimental value. I also wound up with my paternal grandmother's Elgin. I recently reconnected with some cousins and gifted it to one of them. Her daughters are sentimental like their mom, so I am sure the watch will be cherished through many generations.

Kits, I have too many of, so I will trade them for eggs and toilet paper.

Grandma's ballistic panties

Doesn't need to be a woman, just ask anyone who cooks. Your stove, sink, and fridge need to be nearer to each other or you will walk 1/2 mile just making your biscuits and tea. Maybe put your corner cabinet in the upper left corner, or make the windowsill smaller so your sink can go under the window and arrange the other stuff as needed. M'lady can have a view of the garden whilst washing the dishes since you haven't given her a dishwasher.

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